The West Papua football team is a team from the Indonesian western half of the island of Western New Guinea. It is a member of ConIFA, having previously been a member of the NF-Board. On 23 June 2005, the West Papua national football team played in the 2005 UNPO Cup in The Hague. They played only one match against South Moluccas. They drew (1–1), and South Moluccas won on penalties. West Papuans were listed to take part in the 2006 VIVA World Cup but then withdrew.[citation needed]
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| Nickname(s) | Oranje, Zwart, Blauw (Orange, Black, and Blue)[1] Tjenderawasih (Birds of Paradise)[2] | |||
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| Association | Football Association West Papua[3] West Papua Football Association (defunct)[4] | |||
| Confederation | ConIFA NF Board (former) | |||
| Head coach | Garry llina[5] | |||
| Top scorer | Rudy Gell de la Cruz (2) | |||
| Home stadium | Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg, Bosjes van Pex, Bohemen en Meer en Bos, Loosduinen, The Hague[6] | |||
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| First international | ||||
 West Papua 1–1 South Moluccas  (The Hague, Netherlands; 23 June 2005) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
West Papua 22–0 Katanga  (The Hague, Netherlands; 23 October 2021) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
West Papua 2–10 Tamil Eelam  (The Hague, Netherlands; 21 December 2019) | ||||
| Website | ||||
The national team returned to action in 2019, playing a friendly against East Turkestan, for the first time after 14 years hiatus.[7] On 25 January 2020, the F.A.W.P. was accepted in to ConIFA as its full member.[4]
Football Association West Papua
The Football Association West Papua is the football association of West Papua and was founded in 2017.[8][9]
Tournament records
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNPO Cup | |||||||
 2005 | Semifinalist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Matches played
| 23 June 2005 UNPO Cup | West Papua | 1–1 | South Moluccas | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing |
| 19 October 2019 Friendly | West Papua | 2–8 (Half Time 1–5) |  East Turkestan | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CET[10] | Rudy Gell de la Cruz  19'Samuel Taria 88' |
Ihtiyar Yusupov 8' 75' Abdushukur Abduryin 25'Salaydin Tursun 31'Ripkat Bilal 35'Alisher Tashmetov 39'East Turkestan player 62'Elzat Kader 86' |
Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg |
| 21 December 2019 2020 CONIFA World Cup qualification[11] | West Papua | 2–10 (Half Time 1–5) | Tamil Eelam | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CET[11] | Rudy Gell de la Cruz 37' Kila Toilala 83' |
Senthuran Uthayasuthan 1' 8' 52' Nirunthan Sivananthan 42' 43' 44'Steven Sacayaradj 52'Mayooran Chelliah 70' (pen) |
Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg[11][12] Referee: Kees Ekelmann |
| 23 October 2021 Friendly | West Papua | 22–0 (Half Time 12–0)[13] | Katanga | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14:45 CET[14][15] | Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg Referee: Marcel de Kler[16] |
| 1 November 2022 Friendly charity match | West Papua | 5–5 | TikTok United FC | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Report | Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing |
| 13 November 2022 Friendly | West Papua | 1–1 |  Raetia | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing |
| 18 August 2023 Friendly | West Papua | 5–2 |  Tibet | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing |
References
External links
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